Storytime Sunday is a weekly meme here at The Book Nut in which I (and my friend Laura) share some stories that we’ve used as writing practice. The stories may be older or they may be unpolished, keep that in mind as you read them. They are just writing practice. If you would like to […]
Raise your hand if you use tumblr. Now keep your hand up if you knew that there was an equivalent platform for books. It’s called BookLikes, and it’s awesome. I think of it as if Goodreads and tumblr had a baby, the result would be BookLikes! Like tumblr, BookLikes is a micro blogging platform, but […]
Repairing Your Paperback We’ve talked about saving your books from water damage but how do you repair books that are damaged in other ways. Today I’m going to focus on paperbacks, since the methods for hardcover can be very different. I buy a lot of used books for ones that I’m not super concerned […]
Storytime Sunday is a weekly meme hosted here at The Book Nut in which I post stories that myself and others have written. Some are just writing practice, others are more polished. I’m now opening this up to you, my readers. If you have any short stories that you would like posted on Storytime Sunday, […]
Even though my blog is primarily YA, I read a ton of adult books as well. If you saw my bookshelf tour then you probably know that my library is split pretty evenly between YA and adult. So, if you’re a big YA reader looking to get into some great adult books, I think I […]
Ok, so since I showed you all my YA section yesterday I figured it was time to show off the other half of my library. There’s kind of a lot, because I graduated from college with a degree in English lit and I love books, A lot. A lot a lot. 🙂 So, let’s start […]
As some of you know, my house has an actual library inside of it. All together, counting the other shelves strewn about the house, we have 13 bookcases. And almost all of them are full to the point of double stacking. Eventually we will be getting floor to ceiling built-ins in the library but until […]
Storytime Sunday is a weekly meme in which I share stories that my friends and I have written. Most of these are just writing practice and not polished. Today’s story was written by my friend Laura. Enjoy! Will You Tell Me a Story? “Will you tell me a story?” Ah, the sound is music to […]
Rescuing Damp and Soaked Books Have you ever been walking in the rain and someone bumped into you, knocking your bag from your hands and spilling your book into the mud? Or perhaps you like to read in the bathtub as I do and have been startled into dropping your book in the water? […]
Caring for Your Books If you’re reading book blogs I’m going to assume that you love books as much as I do. So, if you’re anything like me then you want your books to last forever, or last least for many years to come. So I’ve got a few tips to keep your […]